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Ireland Public Interest Internship

Suffolk Law School has partnered with the National University of Ireland at Galway (NUIG) for an exciting program. Four Suffolk Law students will extern this upcoming summer (2018) in various public interest organizations in Ireland in different cities in Ireland.

Prior to starting the externships, Suffolk Law students take a one credit immersion course at the National University of Ireland at Galway. The course will introduce students to, among other things, the Irish legal system and culture, as well as provide students with an opportunity to meet and learn from practicing attorneys and judges from the area.

After the course, Suffolk Law students extern at various Irish organizations for approximately eight weeks. To the extent possible, our Galway affiliates will place students in organizations in Ireland which correspond with the students’ respective practice areas of interests. The placements will be only in the public interest arena, including non-profits and government-related organizations.

Placements:
Students work full-time under the supervision of an attorney in the placement organization, as well as by faculty supervisor Christine Bustany. The externship placements will be predominantly in the public interest arena, including non-profits and government-related organizations. To the extent possible, our Galway affiliates will place students in organizations in Ireland corresponding with the students’ respective practice areas of interests noted on the application.

Among other areas, past placements have included rights-based work associated with immigrants, women, children, disability, minorities, as well as dispute resolution, the environment, and international and comparative law. Practice areas are not limited to the aforementioned list, so students should indicate on their application their areas of interest for the externship.

Note: This program is different from the Galway (Ireland) Study Abroad PLUS Externship program, as this program’s focus is the externship experience and does not include the two doctrinal courses in international law.

Exchange details

When: The approximate dates will be late May to last week in July 2018.

Eligibility: First- and second-year JD day students; and second- and third-year evening JD students with a GPA of 2.67. Students with a lower GPA may submit a petition to the Clinical Programs Director Kim McLaurin.

Credits: 4 credits. One for the course, and three for the externship.

Financial Support: Students will receive a $3000 award ($1600 in the form of a scholarship covering the cost of 1 (one) academic credit, and $1400 in the form of a stipend), with the possibility of additional funding up to $500.

New law students apply through lsac.org

Contact

Christine Bustany

Practitioner in Residence for International and Comparative Law
Phone: 617-305-3234
Fax: 617-742-2139
Email: cbustany@suffolk.edu

Mailing Address

120 Tremont St., Suite 320

Study Abroad in Galway, Ireland

Suffolk Law students can join this two-week, three-credit study abroad program held at the National University of Ireland at Galway. The two classes are taught by Suffolk Law professors and guest lecturers from NUI-Galway.